The Divers Guide to
Shipwrecks around the State of Florida and the Florida Keys.
Includes over 240
illustrations comprised of 151 color photos, 83 black and
white historical images, 8 dynamic u/w sketches.
How to SHIPWRECK DIVING Guide By Capt
Dan Berg

TRACOR DRYDOCK REEF
Broward County

The steel hulled Tracor was a 200 foot ex-Navy Dry Dock #AFDL8. She
was sunk as an artificial reef on June 22, 1982. According to Steve
Somerville, the Tracor had gun turrets mounted on her, so she could
service vessels in a war zone. She now sits upright and intact in
220 feet of water. On the same reef site are the remains of some old
Chris Craft hull molds sunk in the 1970's as a reef. The site is
sometimes called Nova Reef or Molds.

Photo: This ex-Navy Dry
Dock was sunk as a reef on June 22, 1982. Photo courtesy Steve
Somerville.

Basic shipwreck
information and images for this section of this site was taken with
permission from the book Florida Shipwrecks by Daniel Berg. You are
invited to submit your shipwreck related articles, images and
information. As long as the text, photographs, sketches etc are of
professional quality we will showcase them. Full credit will be
provided and a same page link to your web site can be arranged.

By Dan and Denise Berg, 180 pages. Shipwrecks are an
important complement to the natural coral reefs as a sport diving attraction
in Florida. From the barley discernable ballast piles of the 1733 fleet to
the almost perfectly intact modern ships sunk specifically as artificial
reefs throughout the state, shipwrecks inspire an aura of mystery and
fascination. Florida Shipwrecks is the most comprehensive, accurate,
illustrated collection of information, photographs, sketches and stories
ever written about the shipwrecks around the state of Florida. This
downloadable ebook
contains a wealth of enlightening information that gives the readers a
nostalgic glimpse into the history and present condition of over 235
shipwrecks. Florida Shipwrecks includes over 240 illustrations comprised of
151 color photos, 83 black and white historical images, 8 dynamic u/w
sketches. Divers , snorkelers, marine historians, armchair sailors or anyone
with a general interest in history diving or the sea will surely find this
ebook fascinating, as well as indispensable.